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Location

How to get there

The airport is situated on the A45 Coventry road, close to junction 6 of the M42. There are direct connections from the M1, M5, M6 and M40. The new M6 toll road provides a faster alternative to the M6. The airport is signposted from the motorways.

Access by public transport

Rail:The free Air-Rail shuttle service links the airport directly to nearby Birmingham International Train Station in about two minutes. Frequent services connect Birmingham International with New Street station in the city centre train operators include Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry, London Midland and Virgin Trains, which offers long distance services between London and Glasgow via Birmingham (tel: 0845 748 4950; www.nationalrail.co.uk).

Coach:National Express (tel: 0871 781 8181; www.nationalexpress.com) operates long-distance coach services, linking the airport to Birmingham and a number of other cities, and provides inter-airport coaches linking the airport with London Luton, London Gatwick and London Stansted airports.

Taxi:Black cabs (tel: 0121 782 3744) carry up to five people with luggage. They are available on a rank outside the terminals.

Information desk

The airport information desk (tel: 0121 767 5511) is situated in the Millennium Link; there is also an information point located in the Departures Lounge. British Airways operates a customer service desk (tel: 0121 767 7502/3) in Terminal 2. The Visitor Centre in Terminal 1 provides a reservation and information service.

Airport News:Plans are in place for a £280 million monorail connecting BHX with New Street station in central Birmingham. The proposed link would cut journey times to and from the city centre to just 16 minutes.